Weeds Suppressor Mat

[NCMau]

Thanks everyone for excellent inputs. I think shingles and carpet are very doable or maybe even a combination of both. I used roofing paper on occasions but it is not long lasting.
As mentioned… pocket of dirt.. yes, I guess I could live with an occasional weed spray.

 

[Redlands Okie]

Thick rubber mats such as used in the floor of horse trailors are pretty economical and can be cut with a jig saw easily. Might be all you need to use, no gravel or rocks. Found at many feed stores and farm stores, usually in at least a couple different sizes.

 

[tjkubota93]

I put rocks at each end of my culvert. Didnt use anything. I spray round up once a year or so.

Using shingles or something would probably help.

My rocks seemed to sink in and get stuck in the dirt after a year or so and I re-piled them.

 

[Scrambler82]

I was walking in the area and one of the neighbors is using some heavy flexible black plastic matting with ribs as a Weed Blocker.
I asked about the material, he said he got it at a local building supply.
I use local building suppliers, so I looked around, nothing similar on display nor did anyone know of it... funny.
I haven't seen this neighbor since so I can't verify WHAT Local Building Supply Store he was referencing, but I need to visit him because this stuff was HD, thick and it looked like it would do the trick for water run off areas too.

As to using Round-Up... not too sure of it with all the controversy, I use Brush-Be-Gone, by Ortho, good stuff, (not sure if I will be dead from using it) but in New England it was one of the only products that would kill the woody stemmed Poison Ivy. Just to point out I only use it once a year, a lot of wells in the area even though I don't think it will get that deep, but the wife seems to think so and she lets me know every time I even think about using it !

 

[eubie5]

I was walking in the area and one of the neighbors is using some heavy flexible black plastic matting with ribs as a Weed Blocker.
I asked about the material, he said he got it at a local building supply.
I use local building suppliers, so I looked around, nothing similar on display nor did anyone know of it... funny.
I haven't seen this neighbor since so I can't verify WHAT Local Building Supply Store he was referencing, but I need to visit him because this stuff was HD, thick and it looked like it would do the trick for water run off areas too.

As to using Round-Up... not too sure of it with all the controversy, I use Brush-Be-Gone, by Ortho, good stuff, (not sure if I will be dead from using it) but in New England it was one of the only products that would kill the woody stemmed Poison Ivy. Just to point out I only use it once a year, a lot of wells in the area even though I don't think it will get that deep, but the wife seems to think so and she lets me know every time I even think about using it !

If you wear headphones and play music while you're spraying it, you can't hear her yelling at you.

 

[Scrambler82]

If you wear headphones and play music while you're spraying it, you can't hear her yelling at you.

:drink: Great idea !

 

[rocco611]

weeds will grow on top of pretty much any type of weed block once dirt and seeds blow in on top of it. I use weed block around my house covered with 1 1/2" river rock. I can suck up leaves with a shop vac without picking up the rocks. the weeds that come up are easy to remove. I spray once a year with roundup and goal herbicides .

 

[tjkubota93]

weeds will grow on top of pretty much any type of weed block once dirt and seeds blow in on top of it. I use weed block around my house covered with 1 1/2" river rock. I can suck up leaves with a shop vac without picking up the rocks. the weeds that come up are easy to remove. I spray once a year with roundup and goal herbicides .

That's an excellent idea. I have big river rock in my flower beds. It's a pain to blow the leaves out. Never thought of that.